Two public meetings for the community are scheduled in the next four weeks, hosted by West Basin Municipal Water District (WBMWD), to learn more about and to comment on a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) regarding a potential ocean water desalination facility in El Segundo, Calif. The Carson-based WVMWD is …
Read More »Metropolitan Water District authorizes $10.8 billion for the two tunnels California WaterFix
The board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California voted on Tuesday and has now authorized the funding of $10.8 billion for the full construction of the California WaterFix project. The full project – estimated to cost $16.7 billion in total – will include building three new …
Read More »Twenty-two Stream Flow Enhancement Projects funded by the Wildlife Conservation Board
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reporting that the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) recently approved $33.1 million in grants for 22 projects to enhance stream flows to benefit fish and wildlife habitat throughout the state. As authorized by the Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of …
Read More »Monterey Peninsula’s Desalination Project Environmental Reports Released
Being hailed as a “major milestone” the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) have released their joint environmental report for California American Water’s proposed seawater desalination project. The project is one of three major components of the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project aimed …
Read More »Padre Dam Municipal Water District named as Recycled Water Public Education Program of the Year
San Diego County’s Padre Dam Municipal Water District (PDMWD) was recently presented with the 2018 Recycled Water Community Outreach/Public Education Program of the Year award from WateReuse California. The award recognizes the public education and outreach efforts by PDMWD for their East County Advanced Water Purification Program. The potable reuse …
Read More »Sewer system search locates 13-year-old boy after harrowing experience alive and able to talk
Thirteen-year-old Jesse Hernandez was found early Monday morning following an approximately 13-hour ordeal after he fell some 25-feet into a sewer line. The youngster and his extended family were celebrating Easter with an annual event at Griffith Park near the train museum. The young teen fell into the sewer system …
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